Global carbon emissions still increasing

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POSTED: Wed 18 November 2009

MEDIA BRIEFING: Global carbon emissions still increasing – Nature Geoscience

NATIONAL MEDIA BRIEFING – Wed 18 November, 10.30am AEDT in Sydney (and online)

BRIEFING DETAILS:
DATE: Today (Wednesday 18 November 2009)
START TIME: 10.30am AEDT
DURATION: 45 min
VENUE: Powerhouse Museum, Sydney – also available online
PHONE CONTACT ON THE DAY: Imogen Jubb (0417 258 020)

A paper published today (Wednesday) in Nature Geo provides the latest global assessment of carbon dioxide emissions from human activities and trends in the ocean and land “sinks” that absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. Despite efforts to mitigate climate change and the recent global financial crisis, emissions are still on the increase, the study reports. The global financial crisis will provide a only brief respite in the upward trend of emissions from fossil fuels, but there are encouraging signs of decreases in emissions from deforestation.

Join this briefing at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney (also online) to get details of the analysis from co-author and Chair of the Global Carbon Project (GCP), Dr Mike Raupach.

A rapid roundup of comment is also available on this topic.

SPEAKER:
• Dr Mike Raupach, Co-Chair, Global Carbon Project and Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research

	See a recording of the full presentation by clicking here
	Listen to the briefing audio (wma) \| Michael Raupach's powerpoint (pdf)
	Transcript of the briefing (pdf)

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